1916

A teenager orphaned by the sinking of the Titanic returns to his homeland of Ireland and enrolls in Saint Edna's school in Dublin. There, he becomes involved with the growing revolution and sacrifices it demands. Morgan Llywelyn's 1916 examines the Irish fight for freedom, inspired by poets and schoolteachers, fueled by a desperate desire for independence, and played out in the historic streets of Dublin against the background of World War I. Follow the brave men and heroic women who, for a few unforgettable days, managed to hold out against the might of the British Empire.